Is Wearing Animal Print Clothing Allowed in Islam?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible to wear clothing with animal print patterns, such as tiger stripes, leopard spots, or snakeskin designs? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most...
View ArticleDoes Saying Someone Helps or Protects Me Contradict the Quran (2:107)?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Does the verse: “…you have no guardian or helper besides Allah” [Quran, 2:107] means that no human can be a protector or helper, and does saying “someone is...
View ArticleWho Inherits When a Man Dies Leaving Daughters but No Surviving Son or Wife?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Who inherits when a father passes away, leaving three daughters and no wife, while his son predeceased him? Do the deceased son’s wife and children inherit? Do...
View ArticleAm I Responsible if Employees Use a Food Allowance to Buy Haram Food?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible to give employees a fixed food allowance for business trips if some may use it to purchase haram food? Am I responsible for their choices?...
View ArticleWhat Invalidates the Intention Before the Opening Takbir in Hanafi Fiqh?
Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question In Hanafi fiqh, what defines a “long gap” between intention and the opening takbir? Does thinking about worldly matters or engaging in minor actions nullify the...
View ArticleIs It Permissible to Buy a Car with a Retention of Title Clause?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it permissible to buy a car in installments with a retention of title clause, where the seller retains ownership until full payment? If not, would it be...
View ArticleWhat Does the Hadith About the Daws Tribe and Dhul-Khalasa Really Mean?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question The Hour will not be established till the buttocks of the women of the tribe of Daws move while going round Dhul-Khalasa” is a hadith from Sahih al-Bukhari. It...
View ArticleIs My Prayer Valid If I Missed Part of Wudu Out of Ignorance?
Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Is my past prayer valid if I unknowingly washed only the front of my face in wudu, believing it was sufficient? Does ignorance excuse this mistake? Answer In the...
View ArticleDoes the Hadith About Adam’s Creation Rule Out Ancient Humans Before Him?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Does the hadith about Adam’s creation from different types of earth imply that no ancient humans existed before him? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most...
View ArticleCan I Marry a Muslim Woman If I Say the Shahada Without Full Conviction?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Can I marry a Muslim woman if I take shahada but lack conviction? Would I be wronging or betraying her? Can someone be a Muslim without firm belief? Answer In...
View ArticleIs Dropshipping Permissible Through a Forward Sale Contract (Salam)?
Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question Is Dropshipping via a forward sale contract (salam) permissible? Must I disclose it to customers? If permissible, would a policy agreement at checkout suffice...
View ArticleIs It Permissible to Place the Order Outside of Fiverr?
Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question There is a freelancing website known as Fiverr. It takes commission when placing an order on it. Is it allowed to place the order outside of Fiverr even though...
View ArticleIs My Profit Permissible if My Partner Uses Riba-Based Loans?
Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question I invested in a relative’s pesticide company, receiving 40% of the profit from my capital every six months while the company kept 60%. However, the company...
View ArticleCan I Use My Interest Money to Offset My Tax Obligations?
Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question We are five partners in the business, and I am the only Muslim. I have been allocated approximately £1000 as my share of the interest accrued in our business...
View ArticleIs It Allowed to Film Intimate Moments with a Spouse If Privacy Is Ensured?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Can a Hanafi choose to adopt the Shafi‘i position in the Answer below on filming or photographing intimate moments with a spouse as long as care is taken to...
View ArticleIs It Permissible to Keep Conventional Insurance Due to Medical Hardship?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it permissible to keep my mother’s conventional insurance, given that canceling it would leave her without coverage due to her medical history and high...
View ArticleIs It Permissible to Operate a Print and Packaging Business with Outsourced...
Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question Is it permissible to operate a print and packaging business where one takes orders, outsources the production to processing units, and then sells the finished...
View ArticleDoes Involuntary Speech of Divorce Affect the Validity of My Marriage?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I struggle with intrusive thoughts and often speak them aloud without realizing it. I have unintentionally whispered words of divorce twice and fear it may...
View ArticleIs the Hadith About an Angel or Demon Sent One Year Before Death Authentic?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is the hadith stating that Allah sends an angel or demon one year before death authentic? If so, what is its reference? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most...
View ArticleIs My Nikah Valid if I Didn’t Verbally Say Qubul but Consented?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is my Nikah valid if my father and the groom conducted it while I was in a separate room, and I did not verbally say qubul, though I was happy with the marriage...
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